No Cooking Required Recipes

By More Food

The summer months are on their way, but the extra sunlight does not, unfortunately, help us gain more hours in a day. Whether you are too busy to find time to cook for your family when you get home or whether you are not very versatile with cooking in general, the following recipes are SNAP-friendly and do not require any type of cooking. They are also cheap, healthy, and delicious.

Creamy Cucumber Salad

Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ½ tablespoon dried dill
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • ½ tablespoon salt
  • 1 large cucumber
  • ¼ red onion

Directions:

  1. To make the dressing, combine the sour cream, lemon juice, sugar, dill, and salt in a bowl. Set the dressing aside.
  2. Peel the cucumbers, if desired. 
  3. Slice the cucumbers and thinly slice the red onions.
  4. Combine the cucumber, red onion, and dressing in a large bowl and stir to combine.
  5. Let the salad sit for 5-10 minutes, give it another stir, then serve.

Nutritional Facts:

  • Calories: 74kcal
  • Carbohydrates: 5g
  • Protein: 1g
  • Fat: 6g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Sodium: 302mg

Recipe and nutritional facts accessed at: https://www.budgetbytes.com/creamy-cucumber-salad/

Cottage Cheese Crab Bowl

Makes 1 serving.

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup cottage cheese
  • ½ cup chopped cucumber
  • 1/3 cup imitation crab
  • ¼ tablespoon everything bagel seasoning
  • ¼ tablespoon sriracha

Directions:

  1. Add the cottage cheese, chopped cucumber, and crab meat to a bowl.
  2. Top with everything bagel seasoning and a light drizzle of sriracha.
  3. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to eat (up to 4 days).

Nutritional Facts:

  • Calories: 149.2kcal
  • Carbohydrates: 15.4g
  • Protein: 15.7g
  • Fat: 2.8g
  • Fiber: 0.8g
  • Sodium: 710.4mg

Recipe and nutritional facts accessed at: https://www.budgetbytes.com/cottage-cheese-crab-bowl/

Banana Pudding

Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients:

  • 6 ounces vanilla wafers
  • 3 bananas
  • 3 cups vanilla pudding (homemade or bought)

*6 ounces of vanilla wafers are about half of an 11-ounce box.

Directions:

  1. Slice bananas in about 1/3-inch-thick rounds.
  2. Place four glasses that hold about 2 cups each on your work surface*.
  3. Add about four vanilla wafers to each glass. If necessary, snap them in half to create an even layer. Top with 4 or 5 slices of banana.
  4. Spoon about ¼ cup of pudding over the bananas.
  5. Repeat the layering process a second and a third time.
  6. Serve!

*This recipe can also be prepared in one 9-inch round pie plate and then scooped into individual servings later.

Nutritional Facts:

  • Calories: 761kcal
  • Carbohydrates: 113g
  • Protein: 12g
  • Fat: 31g
  • Fiber: 3g
  • Sodium: 434mg

Recipe and nutritional facts accessed at: https://www.budgetbytes.com/banana-pudding-recipe/

Apple Pie Overnight Oats

Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
  • ½ tablespoon cinnamon
  • ¼ tablespoon ground ginger
  • ¼ tablespoon ground cloves
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • ¼ cup dried cranberries
  • 1 1/3 cups unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 1/3 cups milk

Directions:

  1. Add 1/3 cup oats each to four resealable containers. Also add 1/8 tablespoon cinnamon, a pinch of ginger, and a pinch of cloves to each container.
  2. Add 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts and 1 tablespoon dried cranberries to each container.
  3. Finally, add 1/3 cup applesauce and 1/3 cup milk to each container.
  4. Close the containers and refrigerate overnight or up to four days. Stir the contents of the container before eating.

Nutritional Facts:

  • Calories: 306kcal
  • Carbohydrates: 40g
  • Protein: 9g
  • Fat: 14g
  • Fiber: 5g
  • Sodium: 35mg

Recipe and nutritional facts accessed at: https://www.budgetbytes.com/no-sugar-added-apple-pie-overnight-oats/

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